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Prevalence of Tinea Capitis among Children in Osogbo, Nigeria, and the Associated Risk Factors
Tinea capitis is a fungi infection of the scalp that disproportionately affects children in rural and underserved communities in Nigeria. A case-control study was conducted to identify the causative agents and factors that predispose school pupils to tinea capitis in two selected government-owned pu...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6473642/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30691234 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diseases7010013 |
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author | Adesiji, Yemisi O. Omolade, Busayo F. Aderibigbe, Isaac A. Ogungbe, Oluwabunmi V. Adefioye, Olusegun A. Adedokun, Samuel A. Adekanle, Margaret A. Ojedele, Richard O. |
author_facet | Adesiji, Yemisi O. Omolade, Busayo F. Aderibigbe, Isaac A. Ogungbe, Oluwabunmi V. Adefioye, Olusegun A. Adedokun, Samuel A. Adekanle, Margaret A. Ojedele, Richard O. |
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description | Tinea capitis is a fungi infection of the scalp that disproportionately affects children in rural and underserved communities in Nigeria. A case-control study was conducted to identify the causative agents and factors that predispose school pupils to tinea capitis in two selected government-owned public primary schools in Osogbo, Southwestern Nigeria. A total of 230 participants were included in the study: 115 cases and 115 controls. Head scrapings were collected from pupils with suspected T. capitis lesions, viewed under Potassium Hydroxide smear microscopy and cultured in Sabouraud’s Dextrose Agar (SDA) for characteristic fungal elements. A total of 105 (91%) samples were successfully cultured, of which 56% (59/105) were from male pupils. Tricophyton rubrum (34%), Tricophyton mentagrophyte (31%) and Microsporum canis (18%) were the most prevalent organisms. Other dermatophytes obtained include Microsporum nanuum (3%), Epidermophyton floccusum (6%), Tricophyton verucosum (1%), and Microsporum gypseum (8%). Pupils between the ages of 4 and 7 years had the highest distribution (67%) followed by those between the ages of 8 and 11 years (39%). Playing with animals, the sharing of combs and not bathing with soap were significantly associated with tinea capitis infection (P < 0.05) in each case. This study showed a high prevalence of tinea capitis caused by the identified dermatophytes in the area. |
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spelling | pubmed-64736422019-04-29 Prevalence of Tinea Capitis among Children in Osogbo, Nigeria, and the Associated Risk Factors Adesiji, Yemisi O. Omolade, Busayo F. Aderibigbe, Isaac A. Ogungbe, Oluwabunmi V. Adefioye, Olusegun A. Adedokun, Samuel A. Adekanle, Margaret A. Ojedele, Richard O. Diseases Article Tinea capitis is a fungi infection of the scalp that disproportionately affects children in rural and underserved communities in Nigeria. A case-control study was conducted to identify the causative agents and factors that predispose school pupils to tinea capitis in two selected government-owned public primary schools in Osogbo, Southwestern Nigeria. A total of 230 participants were included in the study: 115 cases and 115 controls. Head scrapings were collected from pupils with suspected T. capitis lesions, viewed under Potassium Hydroxide smear microscopy and cultured in Sabouraud’s Dextrose Agar (SDA) for characteristic fungal elements. A total of 105 (91%) samples were successfully cultured, of which 56% (59/105) were from male pupils. Tricophyton rubrum (34%), Tricophyton mentagrophyte (31%) and Microsporum canis (18%) were the most prevalent organisms. Other dermatophytes obtained include Microsporum nanuum (3%), Epidermophyton floccusum (6%), Tricophyton verucosum (1%), and Microsporum gypseum (8%). Pupils between the ages of 4 and 7 years had the highest distribution (67%) followed by those between the ages of 8 and 11 years (39%). Playing with animals, the sharing of combs and not bathing with soap were significantly associated with tinea capitis infection (P < 0.05) in each case. This study showed a high prevalence of tinea capitis caused by the identified dermatophytes in the area. MDPI 2019-01-27 /pmc/articles/PMC6473642/ /pubmed/30691234 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diseases7010013 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Adesiji, Yemisi O. Omolade, Busayo F. Aderibigbe, Isaac A. Ogungbe, Oluwabunmi V. Adefioye, Olusegun A. Adedokun, Samuel A. Adekanle, Margaret A. Ojedele, Richard O. Prevalence of Tinea Capitis among Children in Osogbo, Nigeria, and the Associated Risk Factors |
title | Prevalence of Tinea Capitis among Children in Osogbo, Nigeria, and the Associated Risk Factors |
title_full | Prevalence of Tinea Capitis among Children in Osogbo, Nigeria, and the Associated Risk Factors |
title_fullStr | Prevalence of Tinea Capitis among Children in Osogbo, Nigeria, and the Associated Risk Factors |
title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of Tinea Capitis among Children in Osogbo, Nigeria, and the Associated Risk Factors |
title_short | Prevalence of Tinea Capitis among Children in Osogbo, Nigeria, and the Associated Risk Factors |
title_sort | prevalence of tinea capitis among children in osogbo, nigeria, and the associated risk factors |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6473642/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30691234 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diseases7010013 |
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